This is perhaps the best known of the mushrooms outside of the ones in the store. This is the red version of Fly Agaric (the ones on the East coast are yellow). These are members of the most notorious family of mushrooms- the Amanitas. This one will make you pretty sick and cause you to sweat like crazy due to the muscaric acid it contains. People have been known to use these as hallucinogens, though its an incredibly bad idea. I really can't stress that enough.

Unlike the Amanita muscaria, this will ruin your day. It'll also ruin your life. Though not in the same category as Death Cap and Destroying Angel, its still extremely toxic and could very well kill you.

This is supposed to be pretty tasty when they're really fresh. Luckily you usually won't have to worry about picking an old one. This is a member of the Inky Cap family Coprinaceae. When the mushroom grows old it begins to deliquesce and turn into nothing. These are also important in the medical field; some species in this family contain a toxin that is the active ingredient in Antibuse. So if you do decide to eat one, don't drink or you'll violently sick for a long long time.

These are a cool mushroom, though definitely not edible (they're like wood), they have an interesting property. The underside can be drawn on with a stick or pin or almost anything. This is where the common name Artist's Conch comes from. This individual was huge, and was sturdy enough for one of my classmates to sit on.

Another species of waxy cap, don't know anything about it other than that as far as edibility is concerned they're mostly non-toxic but also not tasty. There are a few that'll make you sick, so its best to look but don't touch with these mushrooms.

Unlike most polypores, this is a very sought-after species due to its taste. Thew other nice thing about this species is thats its very easy to identify, which is another plus for people looking for edible mushrooms.

The polar opposite of an Amanita, these are supposed to be very tasty, though hard to clean. Of course, never eat a mushroom that you're not 100% sure of what it is. If you have even the slightest doubt, leave it alone.

Taxonomically speaking, I have no idea what this is. I think its a mushroom, but it might be a myxomycota or slime-mold. I also don't know whether I took this in California or in New York, as its found both places.